The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. This annual exhibition is coordinated and presented by the City of Hobart and brings together the best of contemporary visual arts, craft and design practice.The 2014 Prize seeks to present a broad survey contemporary art exhibition from a national perspective in the media of Glass and Printmaking.

WINNER - PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

From 950 votes the people chose Jason Sims' Converge II for the $1000 People's Choice Award. This is a non-acquisitive award.

The People's Choice Voter Prize (a $100 Gift Voucher) was won by Jasmine Schwarz of Glenorchy.

WINNER - GLASS

$15,000

Tom Moore, SA

Light Bulb Moment

2014

blown and solid glass, painted wood base, brass filament

94 x 37 x 33 cm

Glass - Highly Commended:

Nadege Desgenetez, Flow (Body Scape)

Nick Mount, Damaged Goods with Red Stems #010314

WINNER - PRINTMAKING

$15,000

Rew Hanks, NSW

Bank's, which one's mine?

2013

linocut

120 x 80 cm

Printmaking - Highly Commended:

Tony Ameneiro, Flowering Head Derecha

Milan Milojevic, Impossible Banquet

The City of Hobart congratulates the winners and highly commended artists.

The City of Hobart Art Prize is a key element of Creative Hobart, an overarching, whole-of-Council strategy that aspires to transform how we, as a City, celebrate and integrate arts and culture into all that we do. The City supports programs that: bring more cultural and creative activities out into the public realm, provide greater exposure to cultural activities, increase opportunities for the involvement of the community, provide attractors for cultural tourism and above all, make Hobart a truly vibrant place to live, work and visit.

This is based on a vision that contemporary culture contributes to the growth of the cultural and creative industries providing a real opportunity to strengthen community wellbeing.

CATEGORIES

In 2014 the City of Hobart Art Prize media were:

Glass

Contemporary glass including sculpture, objects and glassware.

Printmaking

Any original print, conceived as such by the artist, including those employing traditional printmaking processes, digital technologies and monotypes.